Design Manager- 12 month FTC

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Job Description

Jobs for Humanity is collaborating with Kier to build an inclusive and just employment ecosystem. We support individuals coming from all walks of life.

Company Name: Kier

Location: Flexible within Greater South-West – mixture of offices, project sites, and home. Hours: 12‑month fixed term contract – 45 hours per week with some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Responsibilities

  • Managing the design process from initial concept through to detailed design, ensuring compliance with client requirements and industry standards.
  • Coordinating with multi‑disciplinary teams to drive innovative and cost‑effective engineering solutions.
  • Building collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders to ensure project success.
  • Managing design quality procedures and ensuring timely delivery of design information.
  • Supporting digital design initiatives and ensuring compliance with BIM standards.

Qualifications

  • Level 6 qualification (degree or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
  • Experience delivering high‑value, complex design work from the main contractor perspective.
  • Experience managing and driving a multi‑discipline technical engineering team.
  • Ability to organise, plan, programme and manage workloads.
  • Commercial awareness.
  • Full driving licence.

Rewards and benefits

We are proud to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We are proud of the steps we've taken so far, and we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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Job Description

Jobs for Humanity is collaborating with Kier to build an inclusive and just employment ecosystem. We support individuals coming from all walks of life.

Company Name: Kier

Location: Flexible within Greater South-West – mixture of offices, project sites, and home. Hours: 12‑month fixed term contract – 45 hours per week with some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Responsibilities

  • Managing the design process from initial concept through to detailed design, ensuring compliance with client requirements and industry standards.
  • Coordinating with multi‑disciplinary teams to drive innovative and cost‑effective engineering solutions.
  • Building collaborative relationships with clients and stakeholders to ensure project success.
  • Managing design quality procedures and ensuring timely delivery of design information.
  • Supporting digital design initiatives and ensuring compliance with BIM standards.

Qualifications

  • Level 6 qualification (degree or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
  • Experience delivering high‑value, complex design work from the main contractor perspective.
  • Experience managing and driving a multi‑discipline technical engineering team.
  • Ability to organise, plan, programme and manage workloads.
  • Commercial awareness.
  • Full driving licence.

Rewards and benefits

We are proud to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, and we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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Posted: May 3rd, 2026